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Eritrea volcano ash hits Ethiopia villagers

published 227 days, 12 hours, 53 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 227 days, 12 hours, 54 minutes ago
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 4:36:01 AM GMT Wednesday, June 22, 2011 4:35:18 AM GMT
Ash spewing from the Nabro volcano in Eritrea has covered villages in Ethiopia, affecting at least 5,000 people, aid workers say. Initial reports said eight villages in the Biddu district of Ethiopia, close to the border, were covered by volcanic dust. Villagers have been left without food and traditional springs and streams have been polluted. (more)

Quake swarm hits Ethiopia-Eritrea

published 234 days, 12 hours, 24 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 234 days, 12 hours, 25 minutes ago
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 5:05:01 AM GMT Wednesday, June 15, 2011 5:04:13 AM GMT
A swarm of earthquakes have hit the Eritrea-Ethiopia regions in north-west Africa today, sparking fears of increased volcanic activity. From 6.35am to to 9.35am today (NZ time), the region has been hit by 14 quakes ranging in size from 4.3 to 5.7 (two). Website, earthquake-report.com said there were active volcanoes in the area, but there had so far been no offici (more)
Digg It category: Fun | comment | | source: www.stuff.co.nz tags: Eritrea, ethiopia, news about ethiopia

$8 billion secretly taken out of Ethiopia

published 259 days, 15 hours, 59 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 259 days, 16 hours ago
Saturday, May 21, 2011 1:29:42 AM GMT Saturday, May 21, 2011 1:29:21 AM GMT
Is there any question about who is taking the money out of the country? The Meles crime family has has been looting Ethiopia’s treasure for the past 20 years. (Addis Fortune) — Ethiopia may be touted at international conferences on development agendas as one of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world, but it is also one of the top 10 out of the 45 least developed countries (LDCs) where foreign currency flows out in an illicit manner, worse than countries such as Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea, a n... (more)

Ethiopia to overthrow Eritrean government?

published 321 days, 10 hours, 50 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 321 days, 11 hours, 7 minutes ago
Sunday, March 20, 2011 6:39:22 AM GMT Sunday, March 20, 2011 6:22:06 AM GMT
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia has revealed that his government has embarked on new strategy that targets Eritrean president Isayas Afwerki, his arch foe, and government. "We (have) reached a political decision to change our strategy which has been passive for the past years and focuses only on detering Eritrea’s attacks and destablizing Ethiopia," Meles told local media last weekend. On Wednesday March 16, Berehane Gebrejirstos, state minister for Foriegn Affairs, reiterated the Prime Minister... (more)

አሁንም፤ ኤርትራ መዳኛችንም መጥፊያችንም ትመስላለች

published 501 days, 11 hours, 43 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 501 days, 11 hours, 47 minutes ago
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 5:45:41 AM GMT Tuesday, September 21, 2010 5:42:05 AM GMT
የዛሬው ንባባችን ትንሽ መንገጫገጭ ሊበዛበት ስለሚችል ቀበቷችሁን አጥብቁ። ግንቦት ሰባት የምወደውና የምሳሳለት ድርጅት ነው። ለግንቦት ሰባት መቆም የገንዘብና የሀሳብ ካስማና ምሰሶ ካቀበሉት ሰዎች አንዱ ነኝ፤ አስፈላጊ ሆኖ ከተገኘ፤ ክፍያ የፈጸምኩባቸውን ደረሰኞች ላሳይ እችላለሁ። በዚህ ዘመን በኛ እድሜ በቀጣዮቹ ጥቂት አመታት ውስጥ ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ በአመጽ ለውጥ መምጣት ካለበት፤ ቢከፋም ቢለማም ያንን የማሳካት አቅም ያለው ግንቦት ሰባት ብቻ ነው ባይ ነኝ። (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.ethiopiazare.com tags: Eritrea, ethiopia, news about ethiopia

Ethiopia Gives Freedom of Movement to Eritrean Refugees

published 537 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 537 days, 21 hours, 41 minutes ago
Sunday, August 15, 2010 7:48:39 PM GMT Sunday, August 15, 2010 7:48:09 PM GMT
The U.N. refugee agency says it welcomes a decision by the Ethiopian government to relax restrictions on Eritrean refugees. Agency officials say a new policy introduced by the government allows Eritrean refugees who can support themselves to live outside the camps. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www1.voanews.com tags: Eritrea, ethiopia, news about ethiopia

UN welcomes Ethiopian policy to allow Eritrean refugees to live outside camps

published 542 days, 10 hours, 42 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 542 days, 10 hours, 43 minutes ago
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 6:46:37 AM GMT Wednesday, August 11, 2010 6:46:20 AM GMT
Ethiopia has recently decided to take a new approach to Eritrean refugees by allowing them to live outside camps, a move welcomed by the United Nations refugee agency. Under the so-called ‘out-of-camp’ scheme announced last week, Eritreans who can sustain themselves financially or have relatives or friends who commit to supporting them no longer have to stay in camps. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.un.org tags: Eritrea, ethiopia, news about ethiopia, Politics

Zenawi to Return Ethio-Eritreans Relationship to Pre-1998

published 563 days, 12 hours, 52 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 563 days, 12 hours, 59 minutes ago
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 4:36:53 AM GMT Wednesday, July 21, 2010 4:30:05 AM GMT
Once again Zenawi has snatched power in the name of election. He is in control of every aspect of the country. Now is the time for him to bring his beloved Eretria to her pre-1998 “glory”, making the country the African Taiwan, by subjugating Tigreans and the rest of Ethiopians. For decades under Isyas and Meles Guerilla- leadership, the Eritrea- Tigray's relationship was (more)

Ethiopia explosion kills at least five

published 649 days, 10 hours, 47 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 649 days, 11 hours, 12 minutes ago
Monday, April 26, 2010 6:42:24 AM GMT Monday, April 26, 2010 6:17:15 AM GMT
An explosion at a cafe in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray killed five people Saturday and wounded 20 others, officials said, blaming the attack on neighboring Eritrea. “This is an attack by the Eritrean government to deliberately disrupt the upcoming elections,” said Micheal Abraha, Tigray’s administrator. Ethiopia is scheduled to [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: Eritrea, ethiopia, news about ethiopia

Talk to Al Jazeera - President Isaias Afwerki

published 709 days, 12 hours, 53 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 709 days, 12 hours, 53 minutes ago
Thursday, February 25, 2010 4:36:16 AM GMT Thursday, February 25, 2010 4:36:01 AM GMT
The President of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, in conversation with al Jazeera's Jane Dutton. (more)

Eritrean government accuses Ethiopia of blocking its right to participate in African Union

published 731 days, 10 hours, 58 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 731 days, 11 hours, 45 minutes ago
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 6:30:56 AM GMT Wednesday, February 03, 2010 5:44:07 AM GMT
The Eritrean government has circulated a letter to African heads of state accusing Ethiopia of blocking its right to participate in African Union summits and meetings.According to a letter by Eritrean, for the last 10 years Eritrea has been denied its right to participate in African Union summits .....by Argaw Asheney (more)

Ethiopian-Eritrean Friendship Conference

published 731 days, 10 hours, 58 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 731 days, 11 hours, 47 minutes ago
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 6:30:56 AM GMT Wednesday, February 03, 2010 5:42:20 AM GMT
Ethiopian-Eritrean Friendship Conference to be held in San Jose, California (ecadforum.com) (more)

በኢትዮ - ኤርትራ ድንበር ተከሰተ የተባለው ግጭት

published 756 days, 11 hours, 6 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 756 days, 11 hours, 45 minutes ago
Saturday, January 09, 2010 6:22:27 AM GMT Saturday, January 09, 2010 5:43:26 AM GMT
በቅርቡ በተባበሩት መንግሥታት ድርጅት የፀጥታው ም/ቤት ማዕቀብ የተጣለባት ኤርትራ በቅርቡ ከኢትዮጵያ ጋር በዛላምባሳ ግንባር ወታደራዊ ግጭት ማድረጓን ብታስታውቅም፣ እስካሁን ከገለልተኛ ምንጮች ግጭቱ ስለመካሄዱ መረጃ አልተገኘም፣ የኢትዮጵያ መንግሥት አንድ ከፍተኛ ባለሥልጣን ተከሰተ የተባለው ግጭት የኤርትራ መንግሥት የ"ፈጠራ ወሬ" ነው ማለታቸው ተዘግቧል፡፡ (more)

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of new attack

published 758 days, 8 hours, 57 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 758 days, 9 hours, 11 minutes ago
Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:31:33 AM GMT Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:18:25 AM GMT
January 3, 2010 a ' Eritrea on Sunday said that its forces engaged in a clash after Ethiopian forces launched successive attacks through Zalanbessa, a disputed area on the border between the two countries. (more)